North Carolina 2026 - St. Luke Lutheran Church

We started our day whitewater rafting with French Broad Adventures in Marshall, NC. We had five amazing rafting guides that made our whole group feel comfortable enough to go, even those who were nervous. We went through Class I-III rapids and had so much fun… and we only had one person fall out, Don’t worry, they were pulled right back into their boat, no problem! Highly rec...

Hi! We had a late night looking over pictures from our photo and video challenge on Sunday in Chimney Rock, and we have an early morning wake up call to get to our rafting trip on time, so I’m gonna keep this quick! 

We worked at Mullen today, finishing up projects from Monday, and doing some other tidying up around camp. Around 11am we stopped work to hear from the...

Today we traveled to Black Mountain, where the organization Valley Hope is located. Valley Hope is a nonprofit that started as a result of Hurricane Helene, and has continued to serve people who continue to be impacted by Helene and other disasters. Some of the ways they serve people are by providing a place to live on site for those who are still without a home after the hur...

We spent today doing projects for our host site, Mullen Bible Camp. Then we served dinner at a church in Rutherfordton. Here are a few notable projects from the day:

Sledge-hammering blocks of cement to create rubble to be used as quasi gravel for the camp.

Cutting and splitting old fallen trees that had mostly rotted.

Weeding camp community ga...

We brought our crew to Grace Lutheran Church this morning. It was not too far from the camp that serves as our home-base this week. And first of all, what amazing youth are on this trip. If you’re a parent reading the blog, smile. They were awesome. We had comments of amazement and nods of appreciation for these youth. They were kind and conscientious of the space and people....